<div style='font: 14pt "Times New Roman"; text-align: left; '>I got a call today from a guy at a <a href="http://www.wostmann.com">consulting firm</a> in Juneau offering me an intern programming position. I'd be on probation for 6 months and be getting $14.50/hr, but asuuming I made it past that I'd be getting raises and be making well above the equivalent State levels. Apparently I'll be working a lot with Java and VB.NET, the latter being something I have zilch experience in. Lack of experience didn't seem to hurt me too badly though, because I found out about the position through a friend from college who's working there, and is probably the biggest reason I even had a chance to begin with. Anyhow, I've given myself a month here in Anchorage to get things settled with my roommates and get everything packed or put into storage, and then in October I'm taking off for Juneau.
It's kind of funny how that all worked out. Up until my friend told me about the opening, I had no reason to believe I was going to get anything in my field anytime soon (competition for IT jobs is just as bad in Alaska as anywhere else). But now, it looks like all that will change, and I'll finally be able to get my career off the ground. My plan now is to spend 5 years at the company, and by then I should have enough of a skillset so I can look for jobs outside the state if I wanted to.</div>
It's kind of funny how that all worked out. Up until my friend told me about the opening, I had no reason to believe I was going to get anything in my field anytime soon (competition for IT jobs is just as bad in Alaska as anywhere else). But now, it looks like all that will change, and I'll finally be able to get my career off the ground. My plan now is to spend 5 years at the company, and by then I should have enough of a skillset so I can look for jobs outside the state if I wanted to.</div>
